Mets Publicist Embraces Social Media With Fervor and Occasional Typo
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. Think of the stories Jay Horwitz could tell if he ever decided to write a memoir. Horwitz, 67, has been the Mets’ public relations man since 1980. For more than three decades, he has been a loyal protector for generations of Mets players and staff, a Horwitz may…
TiVo Revenue Rises 33 Percent
TiVo swung to a $16 million loss in the fourth quarter, but revenue rose 33 percent and exceeded management’s guidance, sending shares slightly higher in after-hours trading. TiVo reported revenue of $88.9 million, up from $66.5 million. The company’s per-share loss was 13 cents, while analysts expected a loss of 16 cents. In the same quarter…
CEO’s Severance Was iPads, iPhone, Blackberry, Not Cash
The former CEO of insurer Marsh & McLennan received an unusual severance package that included his company-issued iPads, iPhone and Blackberry. But no cash. Brian Dupperrault, 65, announced in September that he would retire at the end of the year after five years as CEO and a month as chief His…
Buy a Samsung HDTV, Get a Free Galaxy Tab 2
When it comes to LED and plasma televisions, Samsung is one of the biggest industry leaders. If you’re in the market for a new big-screen TV, there’s a great deal being offered where you’ll get a brand new Galaxy Tab 2 for free as part of the bundle. The free Galaxy…
Without Big Subsidies, iPhone Is a Tough Sell
Denver wireless retailer Van Yip received exciting news last year: He would get to sell the iPhone. It turned out that his customers weren’t all that thrilled. Mr. Yip’s problem is that he sells no-contract cellphone plans, which don’t allow for the large subsidies that national wireless carriers use to…
Mailbox for iOS seeks to help you tame your Gmail
Because of a recent change in our mail provider at work, my email accounts (personal and work) are 100 percent Google Mail. My email consumption devices are all Apple, including my MacBook Pro and my iOS devices (iPhone 5, iPad and iPad Mini). Apple’s built-in mail program for iOS does
Surface Pro and iPad Are Least Repairable Tablets
The Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface tablets are an absolute nightmare to disassemble, making them virtually unrepairable. The Dell XPS 10, however, is super easy to work on. Those are the key findings of iFixit’s new Tablet Repairability ranking list, which you’ll definitely want to check out if you’re at all…
Why Game Creators Prefer iPhone to Android
There is no great game on Android that is not also on the iPhone. This has been true since the inception of the Android marketplace: Nearly every best-selling Android game, from Where’s My Water? to Bridge Constructor, showed up first on Apple’s devices. And the scene’s top developers say this…
Panel: What should Twitter do to protect personal data?
SAN FRANCISCO — Some recent high-profile hacks have many industry experts (and plenty of Internet users) hotly debating how Twitter should better protect personal data. During a panel discussion on Thursday afternoon, a quartet of executives at growing enterprise security startups debated and offered their suggestions of what the microblogging…
Is Twitter Really Worth $9 Billion? Is It The New Google?
Quite how much Twitter is worth is a difficult question in one sense. So much of it depends upon how the business expands its number of users, how it manages to monetise that greater number and so on. There’s an awful lot of potential there, to be sure, but is…
